You are on an airplane traveling with a constant velocity at an altitude of 20,000 m. What is the acceleration of gravity at that altitude? The radius of Earth is 6.37 × 106 m
A)
9.81 m/s2
B)
9.78 m/s2
C)
9.75 m/s2
D)
9.72 m/s2
E)
9.69 m/s2
C
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